Nearly half of single parents have had to borrow money to pay for childcare, according to a report.
The campaign group Gingerbread said the increasing cost of childcare proved the idea that work was the best route out of poverty was "far from reality" for many single parent families.
A new report said a poll of 1,700 single parents showed that half have had to borrow money from friends, family or banks to pay for childcare in the last two years.
Fiona Weir from Gingerbread said: "Childcare costs are putting single parent families under severe financial strain. It is very worrying that single parents are having to turn to friends and family, banks and credit cards to try and cover costs. "
A recent survey found childcare costs have increased by almost a third in the last five years. On average in England, Scotland and Wales sending a child to nursery for 25 hours a week costs £115.45. That is 5.1% more than last year and 32.8% more than in 2010.
Children aged between nine months and two years could get 15 hours of free childcare if the Liberal Democrats are still in government after the General Election in May.
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